Toward Record-High Stiffness in Polyurethane Nanocomposites Using Aramid Nanofibers

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 49, 2015, Pages 27467-27477

  Kuang, Qingxia ^a   Zhang, Dan ^a   Yu, Jae Chul ^b,c   Chang, Young Wook ^b   Yue, Mingli ^a   Hou, Ying ^a   Yang, Ming ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c R and D Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILLERS; HYDROGEN BONDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; POLYURETHANES; STIFFNESS;

INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUE; NANOSCALE BUILDING BLOCKS; POLYURETHANE NANOCOMPOSITES; SOLUTION-PROCESSING; ULTIMATE STRENGTH; VACUUM ASSISTED FLOCCULATIONS (VAF); WATERBORNE POLYURETHANE;

ARAMID FIBERS;

EID: 84949484091     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b08856     Document Type: Article

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